Free Directions to Sew a Pillow With Piping Edges

Gather Your Materials

A finished pillow with piping.

Debbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com

• One Package of pre-made piping. Wrights® Maxi Piping is available at most fabric or craft stores. You may want to make your own piping.
• Thread to match your fabric
• A sewing machine - With a new needle (80/11)
• Scissors - sharp for fabric.
• Marking chalk or pencil
• Straight pins - Pins with plastic heads are easier to find when they land on the floor. Quilting pins are larger and easier to work with for a novice.
• Rotary Cutting Tools (or a ruler or yard stick]
• Fabric
  
  • 10" Pillow
    • 10" Pillow form
      
    • 1/3 yard of 45" wide fabric
      • Cut one 11" by 11" square
      • Cut two 11" by 8" rectangles
  • 12" Pillow
    • 12" Pillow form
      
    • 1/2 yard of 45" wide fabric
      • Cut one 13" by 13" square
      • Cut two 13" by 10" rectangles
  • 14" Pillow
    • 14" Pillow form
      
    • 1/2 yard of 45" wide fabric
      • Cut one 15" by 15" square
      • Cut two 15" by 12" rectangles
  • 16" Pillow
    • 16" Pillow form
      
    • 1/2 yard of 45" wide fabric
      • Cut one 17" by 17" square
      • Cut two 17" by 13" rectangles
  • 18" Pillow
    • 18" Pillow form
      
    • 1 yard of 45" wide fabric
      • Cut one 18" by 18" square
      • Cut two 18" by 14" rectangles
  • 20" Pillow
    • 20" Pillow form
      
    • 1 1/3 yard of 45" wide fabric
      • Cut one 21" by 21" square
      • Cut two 21" by 15" rectangles
  
  

Index: Free Directions to Sew a Pillow With Piping Edges

1. Gather Your Materials
2. Hem the Back Panels
3. Add Piping to the Front Panel
4. Assembling the Front to the Back
5. Turn Right Side Out and Fill